ABV: 8.3% The penultimate beer of the calendar, we finally get around to me. Dexter Dark Jul Ale is an annual Christmas beer as homebrewed by myself and my father-in-law, Bjorn. The head on this beer is small and a light tan colour and the body is dark, almost black. The aroma is sweet with… Read more »
ABV: 5% The final homebrew on my list this year is a Christmas ale that we bottled two weeks ago and opened for the first time on Saturday. The beer has a deep reddish brown colour to it and a cream coloured head with very poor head retention. The aroma is strongly of chocolate and… Read more »
ABV: 6% This Irish Red Ale was a recipe I found online with the addition of pumpkin and pumpkin spices for a nice fall beer. A deep rich red in colour (though the picture shows it poorly) this beer has almost no head. The aroma is rich with cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice and the flavour… Read more »
ABV: 8.6% This homebrew is the first all grain brew we made and was mostly a massive learning experience. We since re-did it a week and a half ago and already we can see dramatically different results, but that is for another blog post. This beer is very dark with an off-white head and has… Read more »
ABV: 6.6% This beer is one that myself and my father-in-law made. It was a recipe I got online because we wanted to try making an IPA. It is an American style IPA that isn’t too hoppy with only 65 IBUs. It has very good carbonation with a large head, a nice pale cloudy colour… Read more »
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